Your Next Five Moves


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From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” (Ray Dalio, author of Principles) in business today, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious professional goals. Both successful entrepreneurs and chess grandmasters have the vision to look at the pieces in front of them and anticipate their next five moves. In this book, Patrick Bet-David “helps entrepreneurs understand exactly what they need to do next” (Brian Tracy, author of Eat That Frog!) by translating this skill into a valuable methodology. Whether you feel like you’ve hit a wall, lost your fire, or are looking for innovative strategies to take your business to the next level, Your Next Five Moves has the answers. You will gain: CLARITY on what you want and who you want to be. STRATEGY to help you reason in the war room and the board room. GROWTH TACTICS for good times and bad. SKILLS for building the right team based on strong values. INSIGHT on power plays and the art of applying leverage. Combining these principles and revelations drawn from Patrick’s own rise to successful CEO, Your Next Five Moves is a must-read for any serious executive, strategist, or entrepreneur.




The Art of Planning in Chess: Move By Move


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A follow-up to Neil McDonald's incredibly successful 'Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking', this insightful book takes a close look at some of the most outstanding games from the last 6 years, commenting on every single move as the game unfolds. This time, however, the emphasis is on planning, and how players plan their strategy many moves ahead. The author's detailed approach gives you a rare opportunity to really get to the nitty-gritty of what goes through grandmasters' minds as they play. To avoid unnecessary repetition, the opening moves of each game are discussed more lightly – real discussion begins around the 10th move, which is where the planning stage really kicks in.




Mastering the Art of Performance


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This manual gives musicians and other performers practical insights on every aspect of performance. Through real life examples and pre-performance exercises, Gordon also offers detailed and workable suggestions for solving the issues and problems associated with live performance.




The Art of Gathering


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"Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read!" --Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED From the host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart, an exciting new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together—at home, at work, in our communities, and beyond. In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive--which they don't have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play. Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Parker takes us inside events of all kinds to show what works, what doesn't, and why. She investigates a wide array of gatherings--conferences, meetings, a courtroom, a flash-mob party, an Arab-Israeli summer camp--and explains how simple, specific changes can invigorate any group experience. The result is a book that's both journey and guide, full of exciting ideas with real-world applications. The Art of Gathering will forever alter the way you look at your next meeting, industry conference, dinner party, and backyard barbecue--and how you host and attend them.




Mastering the Art of Planning


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This book provides practical insights and tips for new planning graduates and early-career professionals on how to remain focussed on planning principles in the face of the political, community and process pressures experienced in planning practice. It bridges the gap between urban planning as taught in universities and as practised in the real world, with all the complications and subtleties of dealing successfully with differing personalities representing competing interests. The content is drawn from the wisdom of scores of seasoned planning professionals who have generously shared their career learnings for the benefit of those who follow in their footsteps."'Mastering the Art of Planning' allows its readers to absorb learnings from others and hopefully to avoid making the same mistakes. The use of humour and storytelling lends a personal touch to the learning experience that resonates with the reader... This invaluable book will undoubtedly help anyone who reads it to grow as a professional."Dyan Currie FPIA HonRTPI FDIAPresident, Commonwealth Association of PlannersImmediate Past President, Planning Institute of Australia




Mastering the Art


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In every local government organization, staff members write staff reports to present important information and inform decisions of the legislative body. These staff reports can cover any number of topics, from purchasing playground equipment to development projects. Mastering the Art: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Quality Staff Report for Local Government is a resource guide for local government professionals. This book will simplify the process of learning how to write a staff report and should be a reference manual that all government professionals keep on-hand throughout their careers.




The Art of Event Planning


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"In The Art of Event Planning, Gianna Gaudini demystifies the process, challenges and joys of event planning at the highest level. She comes to the table as a highly seasoned professional, but she delivers incredible information that can be applied to a large event or the most intimate dinner at home, interchangeably. She is so generous with her experience and has so clearly outlined an effective work flow and process that her words will truly inspire even the novice. This book is also an empowering guide to leadership, communication, partnership and visionary thinking. Whether interested in an events career or simply a leadership role in any kind of organization, Gianna provides inspiration and clarity for the most basic and effective interpersonal skills that are central to any great working relationship. That's a truly unexpected bonus, and I recommend this book whole heartedly. BRAVO!" -- David Stark, renowned Author, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of David Stark Design and Production Do you want to create live or virtual events that are memorable, engaging and impactful? Do you want to take your career in event planning to the next level? Then, read on... Amazon best-seller, Art of Event Planning, will forever alter the way you look at your next corporate event, gala, conference, dinner party, and virtual event-and create better engagement and success. This book is both an enjoying journey and tactical guide with exciting ideas and real-world applications. It's time to learn how to make a lasting impact for your company, your attendees, and most importantly -- your professional identity. The Art of Event Planning: Pro Tips from an Industry Insider, currently included in the California State School hospitality and tourism management course curriculum is a valuable and insightful guide for event planners. Gianna Gaudini, former Event leader for Google, Vision Fund, and currently Head of Events, Training and Certification for Amazon Web Services, reveals her secrets for event planning and career success. Whether you're a well-seasoned veteran, just starting out, or anywhere in between, you'll benefit from her case studies, advice and lessons learned through years of experience. Gianna is passionate about helping event planners create events that are memorable, meaningful, impactful and most of all successful. She is a sought-after writer and speaker and holds certifications in interior design and as a court master sommelier. You can learn more by visiting www.giannagaudini.com/press for press, podcasts, and webinars by Gianna. The Art of Event Planning will help you: Guarantee event planning success using her pro-tips and secret sauce formula Build a career in event planning and establish your unique niche Create unforgettable experiences at live or virtual events Surprise And Delight Your Audience Build your rockstar event team Develop successful and win RFP's Define your target audience Find the perfect venue Measure and create ROI Learn best practices for working with clients and stakeholders Market your event Navigate contracts and negotiation like a pro Incorporate diversity and inclusion practices at your event Personalize your event experience at scale Identify and acquire your target audience Create a winning event strategy Execute flawless events




Super Strategist


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Super Strategist: The Art and Science of Modern Account Planning is the only modern guide to advertising’s arguably most vital discipline, that has been written with the passion of someone who’s found their calling and the wisdom of an industry veteran who is still actively leading strategy in a large, modern, full-service agency. Super Strategist is full of practical advice for newcomers and usable strategies and insights for experienced planners, or anyone with an interest in the discipline. Readers will find clear outlines of the role of account planners within an agency, including step-by-step plans to achieve success with clients large and small: how to conduct modern consumer research, develop and implement the creative brief, use data skillfully to protect and improve great work, and use all of these tools and more to influence the feather in the planner’s cap—the customer journey. Whether it’s called account planning, brand planning, strategic planning, or creative strategy, the goal is the same: to inspire brilliant work that is backed by rigor and data. Creative is still king, but in today’s fractured markets clients need to know their multi-million-dollar campaigns are supported by up-to-the-minute research and data-driven insights. Account planners ensure, as Douglas Atkins puts it in the foreword, that the work is idea-led, but consumer-informed. To find that perfect balance of art and science, the successful account planner is “X-shaped”: experienced in digital, social, communications and brand strategy, comfortable in creative and quantitative disciplines—a Super Strategist who is the fulcrum of any successful agency.




Mastering the Art of Mctavishing


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Expanded and completely revised, this book is the perfect companion for longarm, sit-down, or hand quilters to add a simple but beautiful background filler to their quilting repertoire. Dubbed "McTavishing" after its creator, it has become the most popular new design concept in quilting today. As shown in the extensively illustrated projects, McTavishing may be added to any quilt or garment, from wholecloth to contemporary art quilts, and done by hand, domestic machine, or longarm technique. The book's how-to chapters demonstrate the uses of the McTavishing stitch--as an addition to an open quilt block, in a border, to highlight complex applique, to custom tailor a favorite garment, or as part of a larger overall design--while the accompanying DVDs provide lessons from the author. Accompanied by interviews with accomplished hand and domestic machine quilters, this guide offers readers an unparalleled view of the exciting new quilting process. This edition boasts revised how-to chapters, new graphics, new text, and a simpler teaching method. Additional pages feature new quilts and quilters as well as a new section on modern quilting styles.




Small Change


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What exactly is 'small change'? Build a bus stop in an urban slum and a vibrant community sprouts and grows around it - that is the power of small changes that have huge positive effects. This book is an argument for the wisdom of the street, the ingenuity of the improvisers and the long-term, large-scale effectiveness of immediate, small-scale actions. Written by Nabeel Hamdi, the guru of urban participatory development and the master of the art, Small Change brings over three decades of experience and knowledge to bear on the question 'what is practice'?. Through an easy-to-read narrative style, and using examples from the North and South, the author sheds light on this question and the issues that stem from it - issues relating to political context, the lessons of the 'informal city', and the pursuit of learning that challenges convention. The result is a comprehensive, yet imaginative, guide to the forms of knowledge, competencies and ways of thinking that are fundamental to skilful practice in urban development. This is powerful, informed, critical and inspiring reading for practitioners in the field, students and teachers of urban development, those who manage international aid and everyone looking to build their community.